August 7-9, 2012 Thinking Big About the Power of Relationships Join us this summer in Syracuse for our next On the Ground! We are delighted to be working in partnership with The Gifford Foundation for the next in our series of highly regarded learning gatherings for funders. This learning gathering will use The Gifford Foundation’s engaged grantmaking as a platform [...]
Deep On-Site Learning for Funders Who Begin with Residents Intentionally small to facilitate networking and peer exchange, “on the ground” gatherings use the work of a field-leading place-based funder as a platform for learning on a particular theme. Balancing time devoted to understanding the host organization’s context, strategy and learning journey with exploring “going deeper” questions that [...]
The tricky thing about grassroots grantmaking is that it operates in the nebulous gray space of the funding world. Behind the foundation walls are dollars and cents that add up very neatly, accounts receivable records coming through humming fax machines, and proof of non-profit status reports in piles across cubicle desks. On the streets ofClevelandCity’s [...]
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of attending my first Neighborhood Connections Final Report Party. What is a Final Report Party, you ask? Well, at the close of a grantee’s project year they have the option to complete their final report in several different ways. The first is to write a traditional, [...]
